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** ''[[Requiem for a Dream]]''
** ''[[Requiem for a Dream]]''
** ''[[The Fountain]]''
** ''[[The Fountain]]''
** ''[[Black Swan]]''
* ''[[Attack of the 50 Foot Woman]]''
* ''[[Attack of the 50 Foot Woman]]''
* ''[[Attack of the Giant Leeches]]''
* ''[[Attack of the Giant Leeches]]''
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* ''[[Bagdad Cafe]]''
* ''[[Bagdad Cafe]]''
* ''[[Barbarella]]''
* ''[[Barbarella]]''
* ''[[Basic Instinct]]''
* ''[[Batman: The Movie]]''
* ''[[Batman: The Movie]]''
* ''[[The Battle of Algiers]]''
* ''[[The Battle of Algiers]]''
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* ''[[The Beyond]]''
* ''[[The Beyond]]''
* ''[[Beyond the Valley of the Dolls]]''
* ''[[Beyond the Valley of the Dolls]]''
* ''[[Big Money Hustlas]]''
* [[Kathryn Bigelow]]
* [[Kathryn Bigelow]]
** ''[[The Loveless]]''
** ''[[The Loveless]]''
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** ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]''
** ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]''
** ''[[Prince of Darkness]]''
** ''[[Prince of Darkness]]''
** ''[[They Live!]]''
** ''[[Body Bags (film)|Body Bags]]''
** ''[[Body Bags (film)|Body Bags]]''
** ''[[In the Mouth of Madness]]''
** ''[[In the Mouth of Madness]]''
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* ''[[Children of the Corn]]''
* ''[[Children of the Corn]]''
* ''[[Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things]]''
* ''[[Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things]]''
* ''[[Chinatown]]''
* ''[[Chopping Mall]]''
* ''[[Chopping Mall]]''
* ''[[A Christmas Story]]''
* ''[[A Christmas Story]]''
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* ''[[Conquest (film)|Conquest]]''
* ''[[Conquest (film)|Conquest]]''
* ''[[Constantine]]''
* ''[[Constantine]]''
* ''[[The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover]]''
* ''[[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]]''
* ''[[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]]''
* [[Roger Corman]]
* [[Roger Corman]]
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* ''[[Django]]''
* ''[[Django]]''
* ''[[Dog Soldiers]]''
* ''[[Dog Soldiers]]''
* ''[[Dolemite]]''
* ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' (the first film of [[Turn of the Millennium|the 2000s]] to inspire ongoing midnight screenings a la ''Rocky Horror'')
* ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' (the first film of [[Turn of the Millennium|the 2000s]] to inspire ongoing midnight screenings a la ''Rocky Horror'')
* ''[[Don't Open Till Christmas]]''
* ''[[Don't Open Till Christmas]]''
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* ''[[Doomsday]]''
* ''[[Doomsday]]''
* ''[[Dr. Cyclops]]''
* ''[[Dr. Cyclops]]''
* ''[[Dr. Mabuse the Gambler]]''
* ''[[Dragonheart (film)|Dragonheart]]''
* ''[[Dragonheart (film)|Dragonheart]]''
* ''[[Dredd]]''
* ''[[Dredd]]''
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* ''[[Feast]]''
* ''[[Feast]]''
* ''[[Felidae]]'' (1994, animated)
* ''[[Felidae]]'' (1994, animated)
* ''[[Fight Club]]''
* ''[[The Final Girls]]''
* ''[[The Final Girls]]''
* ''[[Fire and Ice (animation)|Fire and Ice]]''
* ''[[Fire and Ice (animation)|Fire and Ice]]''
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* ''[[Frankenstein's Bloody Terror]]''
* ''[[Frankenstein's Bloody Terror]]''
* ''[[Freaked]]''
* ''[[Freaked]]''
* ''[[Freaks]]''
* ''[[Freddy Got Fingered]]''
* ''[[Freddy Got Fingered]]''
* ''[[Freeway]]''
* ''[[Freeway]]''
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** ''[[Jabberwocky]]''
** ''[[Jabberwocky]]''
** ''[[Time Bandits]]''
** ''[[Time Bandits]]''
** ''[[Brazil (film)|Brazil]]''
** ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]''
** ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]''
** ''[[The Fisher King]]''
** ''[[The Fisher King]]''
** ''[[12 Monkeys]]''
** ''[[12 Monkeys]]''
** ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''
** ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''
** ''[[Tideland]]''
** ''[[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]''
** ''[[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]''
** And ''The Man Who Shot Don Quixote'', in all likelihood.{{verify}}
** And ''The Man Who Shot Don Quixote'', in all likelihood.{{verify}}
* ''[[Ginger Snaps]]''
* ''[[Ginger Snaps]]''
* ''[[Girl, Interrupted]]''
* ''[[The Girl Next Door (literature)|The Girl Next Door]]''
* ''[[The Girl Next Door (literature)|The Girl Next Door]]''
* ''[[Give My Regards to Broad Street]]'' (the cult is small, but still measurable)
* ''[[Give My Regards to Broad Street]]'' (the cult is small, but still measurable)
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* ''[[The Goonies]]''
* ''[[The Goonies]]''
* ''[[The Gore Gore Girls]]''
* ''[[The Gore Gore Girls]]''
* ''[[Gozu]]''
* ''[[Graduation Day]]''
* ''[[Graduation Day]]''
* ''[[The Great Dictator]]''
* ''[[The Great Race]]'' (a small cult again, but still here)
* ''[[The Great Race]]'' (a small cult again, but still here)
* ''[[Gregory's Girl]]''
* ''[[Gregory's Girl]]''
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* ''[[Head]]''
* ''[[Head]]''
* ''[[Heathers]]''
* ''[[Heathers]]''
* ''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]''
* ''[[Heavy Metal (animation)|Heavy Metal]]''
* ''[[Heavy Metal (animation)|Heavy Metal]]''
* A lot of films by Harmony Korine, particularly ''[[Gummo]]''
* A lot of films by Harmony Korine, particularly ''[[Gummo]]''
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* ''[[Hocus Pocus (film)|Hocus Pocus]]''
* ''[[Hocus Pocus (film)|Hocus Pocus]]''
* ''[[Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers]]''
* ''[[Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers]]''
* ''[[The Holy Mountain]]''
* ''[[Horror Express]]''
* ''[[Horror Express]]''
* ''[[Horror of Dracula]]''
* ''[[Horror of Dracula]]''
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* ''[[The Iceman]]''
* ''[[The Iceman]]''
* ''[[Idle Hands]]''
* ''[[Idle Hands]]''
* ''[[In Bruges]]''
* ''[[The Infernal Affairs Trilogy]]''
* ''[[The Infernal Affairs Trilogy]]''
* ''[[Inferno (1980 film)|Inferno]]''
* ''[[Inferno (1980 film)|Inferno]]''
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** ''[[Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.]]''
** ''[[Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.]]''
** ''[[Tromeo and Juliet]]''
** ''[[Tromeo and Juliet]]''
** ''[[Terror Firmer]]''
** ''[[Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead]]''
** ''[[Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead]]''
* ''[[Kickboxing Academy]]''
* ''[[Kickboxing Academy]]''
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* ''[[Killing Zoe]]''
* ''[[Killing Zoe]]''
* ''[[Kin-dza-dza!|Kin-Dza-Dza]]''
* ''[[Kin-dza-dza!|Kin-Dza-Dza]]''
* ''[[Kind Hearts and Coronets]]''
* ''[[Krull]]''
* ''[[Krull]]''
* ''[[Kubo and the Two Strings]]''
* ''[[Kubo and the Two Strings]]''
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* ''[[The Last Man on Earth]]''
* ''[[The Last Man on Earth]]''
* ''[[The Last Seduction]]''
* ''[[The Last Seduction]]''
* ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ]]''
* ''[[Legend (1985 film)|Legend]]''
* ''[[Legend (1985 film)|Legend]]''
* ''[[The Leopard Man]]''
* ''[[The Leopard Man]]''
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* ''[[Little Nemo]]''
* ''[[Little Nemo]]''
* ''[[Little Nicky]]''
* ''[[Little Nicky]]''
* ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]''
* ''[[Lord of Illusions]]''
* ''[[Lord of Illusions]]''
* ''[[The Lost Boys]]''
* ''[[The Lost Boys]]''
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* [[David Lynch]]
* [[David Lynch]]
** ''[[Eraserhead]]''
** ''[[Eraserhead]]''
** ''[[The Elephant Man]]''
** ''[[Dune]]''
** ''[[Dune]]''
** ''[[Blue Velvet]]''
** ''[[Blue Velvet]]''
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=== M ===
=== M ===
* ''[[M]]''
* ''[[The Mack]]''
* ''[[The Mack]]''
* ''[[Mad Dog Morgan]]''
* ''[[Mad Dog Morgan]]''
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* ''[[Medium Cool]]''
* ''[[Medium Cool]]''
* ''[[Men Behind the Sun]]''
* ''[[Men Behind the Sun]]''
* ''[[Metropolis]]''
* ''[[Midnight Madness]]''—Disney's 2nd PG-rated movie<ref>At least two live-action films from the 1950s were rated PG on video release.</ref>
* ''[[Midnight Madness]]''—Disney's 2nd PG-rated movie<ref>At least two live-action films from the 1950s were rated PG on video release.</ref>
* ''[[The Millennium Trilogy]]''
* ''[[The Millennium Trilogy]]''
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* ''[[Shaft]]'' (original film)
* ''[[Shaft]]'' (original film)
* ''[[Shakes the Clown (Film)]]''
* ''[[Shakes the Clown (Film)]]''
* ''[[Shallow Grave]]''
* ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]''
* ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]''
* ''[[Sherrybaby]]''
* ''[[Sherrybaby]]''
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** ''[[Zack and Miri Make a Porno]]''
** ''[[Zack and Miri Make a Porno]]''
* ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]''
* ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]''
* ''[[Snatch]]''
* ''[[Society]]''
* ''[[Society]]''
* ''[[Southland Tales]]''
* ''[[Southland Tales]]''
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* ''[[Student Bodies (film)|Student Bodies]]''
* ''[[Student Bodies (film)|Student Bodies]]''
* ''[[The Stunt Man]]''
* ''[[The Stunt Man]]''
* ''[[Sucker Punch]]''
* ''[[Suicide Club]]''
* ''[[Suicide Club]]''
* ''[[Super Fly]]''
* ''[[Super Fly]]''
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* ''[[This Island Earth]]''
* ''[[This Island Earth]]''
* ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]''
* ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]''
* ''[[Threads]]''
* ''[[Three Women]]''
* ''[[Three Women]]''
* ''[[Thriller - A Cruel Picture]]''
* ''[[Thriller - A Cruel Picture]]''
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* ''[[Toys (film)|Toys]]''
* ''[[Toys (film)|Toys]]''
* ''[[Train to Busan]]''
* ''[[Train to Busan]]''
* ''[[Trainspotting]]''
* ''[[Trancers]]''
* ''[[Trancers]]''
* ''[[Transformers: The Movie]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Transformers: The Movie]]'' (1986)

Revision as of 12:51, 16 March 2022

See Category:Cult Classic for the description that used to be here.

Examples of Cult Classic that have not yet been confirmed to have "Category:Cult Classic" include:

Anime and Manga

The Bowdlerized 4Kids dub itself is probably more of your standard Camp Classic since its compellingly awful quality makes for good entertainment. See the comparison.

Comic Books

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Tabletop Games

Many tabletop RPGs are a cult within a cult following, including;

Theatre

Theme Parks

  • The Pirates of the Caribbean ride on which the film franchise is based is so cult, it attracted a fandom backlash before the movie was released over Johnny Depp and his gold teeth. The resulting kerfuffle only helped sell the film, of course.
  • Although it was closed after eight years of operation for scaring the pants off of too many little children, the Extraterrorestrial Alien Encounter at Walt Disney World has a loyal following who admire the attraction for its dark humor and rich atmosphere.
  • Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is a bit cult, to the point where Disney made a film based on the ride instead of the book (The Wind In The Willows). There are shrines to the attraction years after it closed down.
    • Disney's film The Wind in the Willows was based on...the book. It came out in 1949, while the ride (and Disneyland itself) are from six years later. The 1996 adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's book was then titled Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in the US, presumably so people would make a connection to the Disney ride.
  • The Great Movie Ride.
  • Drachen Fire was a steel roller coaster at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia. The ride was infamous for being very rough and encountered many problems during its lifetime. It opened in 1992 and closed in 1998; the park attempted to re-open the coaster in 2002 but failed and ended up demolishing it. Despite the ride's many problems, it had/still has a cult following by coaster enthusiasts and fans of the park.

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Entire Media

  • Tokusatsu
  • Video Games used to fall under this, being seen as the exclusive domain of children and nerds. In the last decade, however, the success of products like the Nintendo Wii and iPhone App Store, as well as franchises like Halo, Grand Theft Auto, Madden NFL, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, have made video games a much more commonplace and socially acceptable pastime. Still, most games apart from big-name franchises remain relatively obscure in mainstream popular culture.
  • Gamebooks have a small, but incredibly devoted following of readers, authors, bloggers, and programmers who kept the medium alive and thriving to this day.
  1. ↑ (namely for its female protagonist, appeal to both genders, and it was one of the few dubs made at the time that wasn't Macekred.)
  2. ↑ At least two live-action films from the 1950s were rated PG on video release.
  3. ↑ At least two live-action films from the 1950s were rated PG on video release.
  4. ↑ (and is even somewhat competitive with fans of the latter, the two shows having very little [dead link] in common)
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